John McCaslin (left) stands with Rappahannock County native Lillian Aylor, in front of the African American school Lillian attended during segregation. McCaslin wrote last week about how Lillian is assisting the state historical society [...]

This week we had the pleasure of talking with Daily Press reporter Lisa Vernon Sparks. Vernon Sparks discusses the importance of telling good stories as a counter narrative to inherently negative ones, what elements she looks [...]

This week we talked with Logan Bogert, who works as both a reporter and administrative coordinator at the Greene County Record in Stanardsville. Logan, who graduated from VCU last May, has been at the paper [...]

Mike Morones, director of photography for the Free Lance-Star, is our Q&A this week. Mike talks to us about the responsibility a photojournalist has when capturing an image to complement a story, why he sees [...]

This week we had the distinct pleasure of talking with Randy Arrington, publisher of the Page News & Courier, the Warren Sentinel and the Shenandoah Valley-Herald. Randy talks about how he got started in the [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 6, 2019 Contact: Betsy Edwards betsye@vpa.net 804-402-9944 ---------------- NORFOLK, Va. – Laurence Hammack, a longtime environmental reporter for The Roanoke Times has been named Outstanding Journalist of the Year by the [...]

Pilot reporters take home national honors Two reporters from the Virginian-Pilot took home honors in the 2019 News Leaders Association competition. Kristen Zeis, a photojournalist for the Pilot, and Gary Harki, an investigative reporter for [...]